You All Know The Bull...

You all know all the bull coming out of the Republicans about our healthcare and the treatment of trans youth. It is there rhetoric that is hurting children, Well my alma mater, UConn School of Social Work, did a study about trans youth and how therapy helps us over come the animosity that is directed toward children;

Tuned In!: 12-month longitudinal outcomes of an affirmative mindfulness intervention for sexual and gender diverse youth and young adults

Science Direct

By Gio Iacono, Leah Holle, Craig Mortley, and Hsiu-Ju Lin

Highlights

• This study evaluates Tuned In!, an LGBTQIA+ affirmative mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY).
• Results showed significant, sustained improvements in mental health outcomes over 12 months.
• Findings support scaling the intervention to address SGDY mental health disparities amid increasingly hostile anti-LGBTQIA+ political climate.

Abstract

Purpose

Sexual and gender diverse youth and young adults (SGDY) face mental health disparities due to anti-LGBTQIA+ discrimination and minority stressors. Despite increasing research on youth mental health interventions, culturally responsive approaches for SGDY are scarce. This study addresses this gap by assessing the mental health impact of an SGDY-specific trauma-informed affirmative mindfulness-based intervention (MBI), Tuned In!, which was co-developed with SGDY through community-based participatory methods, and designed to support their mental health needs.

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Results

Significant improvements were observed for all mental health outcomes, except for the BSI-Somatization subscale and the BSI-Hostility subscale. Depression (Beck Depression Inventory) and anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) significantly decreased, along with overall psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory) and several subscales, including obsession-compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, and psychoticism. Mindfulness, self-compassion, and sexual self-efficacy also showed significant improvements among participants. Findings remained statistically significant after adjusting for demographic variables.

Conclusions

Tuned In! intervention outcomes were consistent over a 12-month period, highlighting its potential to be scaled up as an effective intervention for promoting mental health among SGDY, particularly during this hostile anti-LGBTQIA+ political climate. A clinical trial is recommended to compare the intervention with treatment-as-usual or other youth mental health interventions.

You've seen all the garbage that the Republicans about us, well here is research that proves that their hate hurts us, "...that the hostile anti-LGBTQIA+ political climate are hurting children. The study showed that, Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been associated with improvements in mental health outcomes for various youth population..." We never needed this until Trump and Company spread their hate.